Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-09-05
I'll E MILITIA.

Prog ress OF the Annual Eacampment
at Huron.
Huron, Sept. 3d--Aside from the tar.
get practice bat little has beeR done at
Damp Church to-day. The throng of
visitors has been immense and the city
been the liveliest since the state fair
last fall. For the past two nights the
soldiers have been given almost uplimit-
ed freedom, and many of them became
exceedingly hilarious. Complaints from
citizens were nu merous and when the
attention of the governor was called Go
the matter he at once set about to pre-
vent REPETITION of last nights work,
and at dreas parade this evening the
following order was read:
Adjutant- generals Office, territory OF
Dakota, Camp Chprch, Huron, ID, IT,.
Sept. 8, 1S87-General order Nc, 1a
The commsnder-jn-ob respectfully
calls the attention of officers and men OF
the Dakota National guard to the fact
that the citizens OF Dakota. especially
those OF Huron, are deeply interested at
this time in the welfare and discipline
|of the guards This people have gener-
ouely provided for the guards through
the Legislature by ample appropriation
for this encampment, aud they expect
that this generosity will not be abused,
nor the efforts at justification be wholly
iost. The commander-in.chief recoe-
nlzes the fact that the guards are chief.
~ composed OF enthusiastic and ardent
young men, who in private life demesn
themselves In courteous and gentleman
~ manner, commanding the respect of
their Eeighbors and friends. The com-
mander expects and demands that
this gentlemanly demeanor shall
prevail while in camp, and
that naught shall occur here.
| after to mar the efficiency OF the COM
mand or the pleasure of the occasion.
Excessive hilsr-ty is offensive to any
community and when participated in BY
| soldiers is disastrous to discipline and
injurious to the service. What has oc.
ourred in the past is iifeyocable, but
the future can be changed. 1t is there
fore ordered that the commanding Of
fioer OF camp Church, as we'll as all regi.
! nental and company commanders shall
| from this time on to the end of this en-
campment, prevent the indiscriminate
| passing OF officers and men through the
guard line, and it is directed that the
command De kept close IN camp here
after. From this time on the visiting oil
saloons by bodies OF men belonging to
the command must be discontinued, and
| any officer or man of the regiments
battalions Or battery Sound intoxicated
while wearing bis uniform. shall be
arrested and charges preferred against
him. IT member of the general etaf]
be found intoxicated while wearing hit
uniform his commission will be revoked
by order of LOUIS x. CHURcH,
| Governor and Oommander-in. Chief.
| N, N.eIYEER. Adiutant-tieneral.
By special order No. l2 the commis-
sions of Col. Brown, chief engineer, apd
Col. Webb. membets of the governor
staff ), were revoked for unbecoming con
Iduct. No appointments have beer
made to fill the vacancies. A feeling O
regret pervades the camp this evenins
because these officers so far forgot them
selves as to render this action necessary
Gov. Church receives Unlimited com
nendation for his prompt action and Fi
| is believed 1t will have salutary effect
J Several squads were permitted TO atteD,